Since the start of 2015, Membership Rewards introduced a 30 % rebate when you use an Amex Business Platinum card to Pay With Points, SPG just added Korean
Air as a transfer partner, and Citibank has completely revamped ThankYou Rewards to the point that it's a true competitor.
Not exact matches
Chase Card Services and Flying Blue,
Air France - KLM group's loyalty program, announced the addition of Flying Blue
as the newest Chase Ultimate Rewards ® point
transfer partner.
WILMINGTON, Del. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Flying Blue,
Air France - KLM group's loyalty program, today announced the addition of Flying Blue
as the newest Chase Ultimate Rewards ® point
transfer partner.
In that case, you probably would want to look into one of the Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards, which has Korean
Air as one of its
transfer partners.
If you don't already have a stash of Aeroplan points, you can
transfer American Express Membership Rewards points from your Business Platinum Card from American Express Open to Aeroplan, or book an
Air Canada flight
as a
partner award through United.
Or you can
transfer Starpoints to an airline
transfer partner such
as American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, British Airways,
Air Canada, Aeromexico, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Korean
Air, Asiana Airlines, Jet Airways,
Air China,
Air Berlin, Japan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Thai Airways, China Southern Airlines, Korean Airlines, Miles and More, All Nippon Airways, and China Eastern Airlines.
1:1 point
transfer to leading airline and hotel loyalty programs and the Ultimate Rewards ® travel
partners and the participating programs include airline travel
partners such
as: British Airways Executive Club, Flying Blue
AIR FRANCE KLM, Korean
Air SKYPASS, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards ®, United MileagePlus ®, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, and more.
In addition to the co-branded
Air Canada Aeroplan card, you can earn miles by using credit cards associated with loyalty
transfer partners such
as American Express Membership Rewards, SPG, Hilton Honors, and more.
Several benefits that are unique to this card include the 1 to 1
transfer of points to Chase's travel
partners, including airlines such
as Southwest (one of his loyalty program memberships), United, Korean
Air, British Airways, and hotel chains such
as Hyatt, Ritz - Carlton, Marriott (another one of his loyalty program memberships), and Priority Club.
1:1 point
transfer to Membership Rewards
partners such
as Singapore KrisFlyer, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles,
Air France / KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Emirates Skywards, etc..
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines,
Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America,
Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
As part of that program, you'll be able to
transfer your points to 17 different frequent flyer programs.In addition to getting access to British Airways, Singapore Airlines,
Air France KLM and Virgin Atlantic, which also
partner with Ultimate Rewards, you'll be able to
transfer points to five North American carriers: Delta, JetBlue, Virgin America,
Air Canada and Aeromexico; luxury airlines Cathay Pacific, Etihad Airways and Emirates; European airlines Alitalia and Iberia; Japan's ANA; Israel's EL AL; and perennial frequent flyer favorite, Hawaiian Airlines.
As the Premier Rewards Gold is more intended for reward
air travel, you will have the most success with booking award flights on Amex Travel or by
transferring them to a 1:1 travel
partner.
The newest
transfer partner is a SkyTeam
partner similar to Korean
Air, but Flying Blue awards are much easier to process online
as most award redemptions, including
partner airlines, can be completed online.
Remember, one of the best ways to earn Aeroplan Miles is by using credit cards associated with
Air Canada
transfer partners such
as American Express Membership Rewards, Starwood Preferred Guest, Hilton Honors, and Marriott Rewards!
Hot Tip: SPG also has
Air Canada Aeroplan
as a
transfer partner, so you can combine your SPG points with your Membership Rewards points!
Or you can
transfer Starpoints to an airline
transfer partner such
as American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, British Airways,
Air Canada, Aeromexico, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Korean
Air, Asiana Airlines, Jet Airways,
Air China,
Air Berlin, Japan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Thai Airways, China Southern Airlines, Korean Airlines, Miles and More, All Nippon Airways, and China Eastern Airlines.
As far as booking an award ticket on a partner flight goes, let's clear something up: If you want to use Flying Blue Miles to fly to Hawaii on Delta Airlines, you would transfer your UR points to the Flying Blue program, NOT Delta's, and then call Air France or use their website to book the partner flight on Delt
As far
as booking an award ticket on a partner flight goes, let's clear something up: If you want to use Flying Blue Miles to fly to Hawaii on Delta Airlines, you would transfer your UR points to the Flying Blue program, NOT Delta's, and then call Air France or use their website to book the partner flight on Delt
as booking an award ticket on a
partner flight goes, let's clear something up: If you want to use Flying Blue Miles to fly to Hawaii on Delta Airlines, you would
transfer your UR points to the Flying Blue program, NOT Delta's, and then call
Air France or use their website to book the
partner flight on Delta.
Singapore is an alliance
partner as well, but since you can't redeem LifeMiles for Singapore First, I'd recommend just
transferring to Singapore Airlines directly since they are also a
transfer partner) Compared to United or
Air Canada redemptions, a key to LifeMiles is that they don't pass on any carrier's fuel surcharges.
However, the points earned with this card can not be
transferred to Amex travel
partners, such
as Delta
Air Lines,
Air Canada Aeroplan or Hilton Honors.
In that case, you probably would want to look into one of the Chase Ultimate Rewards credit cards, which has Korean
Air as one of its
transfer partners.
Korean
Air SkyPass may not automatically jump out
as being a particularly important loyalty program for those of us based in the US but,
as it happens to be a
transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards, any changes the program makes are worth noting.
Korean
Air is a
transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards and,
as of recently, Starwood SPG.
While several Chase cards earn Ultimate Rewards points, such
as the Ink Cash and Freedom, the option to
transfer those points into their
Air and Hotel rewards program
partners is only available if you have one of the «premium» Ultimate Rewards cards, such
as the Business Preferred.
It has 17 airline
transfer partners, including many international carriers such
as Delta, Aeromexico,
Air Canada, Alitalia, British Airways, Emirates,
Air France KLM and Singapore Airlines.
If you don't already have a stash of Aeroplan points, you can
transfer American Express Membership Rewards points from your Business Platinum Card from American Express Open to Aeroplan, or book an
Air Canada flight
as a
partner award through United.
Once upon a time, the best use of Ultimate Rewards points from the Sapphire Preferred was to
transfer them to United to redeem for awesome premium cabin redemptions on United's
partners such
as Lufthansa and Swiss
Air.
For example, a card in the Chase Ultimate Rewards program would give you the option to
transfer points to Korean
Air and six other airline
partners,
as well
as the ability purchase a wide variety of award travel through the program's travel center.
And based on TPG's most recent valuation of ThankYou points at 1.6 cents apiece, you can get $ 1,200 in value by
transferring the points for potentially even greater redemptions to any of the 15
partners in the ThankYou program, which includes 13 airlines (like Singapore,
Air France / KLM, Cathay Pacific and JetBlue),
as well
as the Hilton Honors hotel chain and Sears Shop Your Way.
Chase has quietly added
Air France Flying Blue
as a
transfer partner to the Chase Ultimate Rewards program.
Yesterday I wrote that Citi ThankYou Points had added
Air France Flying Blue
as a 1:1
transfer partner.
Between this devaluation and the recent
transfer ratio decrease, British
Air is becoming worthless
as a
transfer partner.
If you only choose one program we recommend Chase Ultimate Rewards
as they currently have the best
transfer partners available to meet most travel needs: United, British Airways, Southwest, and Korean
Air.
Some of the information is outdated (i.e. US Airways no longer exists
as an airline), but now that
Air France is an Ultimate Rewards
transfer partner, hopefully Drew will do a follow up post to expand on this topic.
1:1 point
transfer to Membership Rewards
partners such
as Singapore KrisFlyer, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles,
Air France / KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles, Emirates Skywards, etc..
Here's some unexpected good news for the day: Chase has just added
Air France / KLM Flying Blue
as an Ultimate Rewards
transfer partner!
Flying Blue, the frequent flyer program of
Air France, KLM and other carriers, was recently announced
as a new
transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards.